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Ten reasons to travel in April

Amsterdam - for Queen's Day (and the culture) Every year on April 30, Amsterdam, along with most other Dutch towns, throws the wildest of wild street parties. Festivities kick off on the previous evening and last all night, continuing with a huge, unregulated street market - a sort of giant jumble sale. All comers can join in, as long as they observe the dress code: orange. If that's not your thing, there are several other good reasons to visit Amsterdam next month, including the reopening of the Rijksmuseum on April 13, the 160th anniversary of Van Gogh's birth, a new exhibition on Peter the Great at the Hermitage, and the spring blooms at the world famous Keukenhof Gardens - easily reached from Amsterdam. Amsterdam city break guide